Race 8 (376)
HELENE PARAGON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | UNPRESUMING (H143) | R Moore | B | Prominent behind leaders, quickened up smoothly to lead near 300M, vigorously driven final 200M to hold on just from 2nd and 3rd. |
| 2 | 5 | WIDE BLUE YONDER (G323) | H Bowman | XB-/CP/TT | Restrained in mid-division along the inside, held up for clear running rounding home turn, shifted out to obtain clear running 350M, did best work final 200M, just held at the line. |
| 3 | 3 | GOOD NEWS (E374) | J Kah | B/TT | Never far off leaders, swung home 3-wide, responded well early straight and moved up to 2nd 250M, tried hard to cut down winner's lead, narrowly beaten by first two at the line. |
| 4 | 10 | INDIGENOUS REALM (D458) | M F Poon | TT | Jumped on terms, eased to race behind midfield, 5Ls to make up 400M, ran home moderately for 4th without troubling first three. |
| 5 | 12 | JIANGXI STAMINA (D051) | L Hewitson | B/TT | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled down behind mid-division, held up for clear running near 400M, stayed on to go 5th near line, no threat to first three. |
| 6 | 4 | BEAUTY MISSION (G098) | J McDonald | CP/SR/TT | Began awkwardly, dropped back towards the rear, swung widest into straight, stayed on moderately over final 400M, no threat to first three. |
| 7 | 11 | MELBOURNE HALL (D118) | Y L Chung | B/XB | Restrained in a 2-wide position ahead of midfield, put in a mild bid early straight, well held by leaders final 200M. |
| 8 | 1 | GLUCK RACER (E157) | Z Purton | V | Settled down 2-wide in midfield, shifted out to challenge 500M, ran on fairly under top weight, no extra final 150M. |
| 9 | 14 | GOLDEN FAIRY (E448) | R Maia | B/XB | From widest draw dropped back to obtain cover, 2nd last entering the turn, stayed on fairly over final 400M, not reach leaders. |
| 10 | 13 | ON EXCEL STAR (C356) | H N Wong | B/XB/TT1 | Went forward as expected, pressed by rivals in the lead setting good pace, headed near 300M, faded towards the line. |
| 11 | 8 | KARMA (G392) | L Currie | TT1 | Began only fairly, tracked leaders along the fence early, commenced to lay out passing 900M, couldn't go on in the straight, never threatened. |
| 12 | 6 | HIGH CLOUD (G351) | K Teetan | B/XB | Went forward form draw 13, caught wide no cover outside leaders, run ended 300M, soon out of contention. |
| 13 | 7 | COURIER MARVEL (H103) | A Badel | XB/TT | Restrained to race at the rear, over 8Ls to make up top of straight, found nothing when asked, never in the picture. |
| 14 | 2 | TRAVEL GOLF (H063) | C Wong | SR/TT | Moved forward to press leader, came up empty passing 400M, weakened to last. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |